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To: hocndoc
The cells of these people are coveted by researchers who desire to use the toti- and pleuri-potency of the cells that make up the human body at this stage of development

Do you happen to know if the "manufacture" of Epogen or Procrit depends on fetal stem cells?

136 posted on 11/07/2003 9:27:06 AM PST by syriacus (Casual comments about tubes, made after watching a 3 handkerchief movie, do not justify euthanasia.)
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To: syriacus
http://www.biopharma.com/epogen.html
Epoetin is grown by recombinant DNA technique in a Chinese Hamster Ovarian cell culture medium.
203 posted on 11/08/2003 9:20:10 PM PST by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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